When Tolkien attempted to rewrite the Hobbit in 1960, he just gave up halfway through Chapter 3. In this episode we look at:

Changes in time and distance

Changes in Prose and style

Why he gave up

His detailed notes on timeline and itinerary that outlined his changes to The Hobbit

In our extended episode (available for our members) we talk about:

What are the least Lord of the Rings/Middle-earth type events in The Hobbit that Tolkien would likely have changed.

Here are the pics to go along with today's Hobbit Fact about the Hildebrandt brothers!

An Unexpected Party

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Return of Gandalf

Éowyn and the Nazgûl

City of the Nazgûl

The Healing of Éowyn

Shannara

Star Wars

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